Chapter 96: Lifeless
Cassandra~
I needed clarity. I needed to think.
The penthouse was silent when I returned, the sunlight seeping through the floor-to-ceiling windows. I stood in the middle of the living room, my mind a tangled mess of unanswered questions and fragmented plans. I was at a crossroads, and for the first time in a long while, I had no way out.
Nera stirred within me, her energy restless and erratic. "We can’t kill our mate," she hissed in my head, her voice low and unsettling. "This wasn’t how things were supposed to go."
I ran a hand through my hair, frustration bubbling under my skin. "No kidding," I muttered under my breath.
The door burst open with a loud slam.
I turned sharply just as Griffin stormed in, his face contorted with fury, his hands clenched into tight fists. He looked like a man on the verge of ripping the entire place apart.
"You—" His voice was a sharp snarl, his gray eyes burning with rage. "You ruined everything!"
I narrowed my eyes, my patience thinning by the second. "Griffin—"
"You think this is a game?!" he yelled, pacing back and forth like a caged beast. "Do you even realize how much work I put on this? How much time I wasted on you?! And for what? For you to mess everything up with your impulsive, reckless decisions?"
I clenched my jaw. "Shut up."